Richard Nixon

In an historic move, Republican President Donald Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey amid the bureau’s ongoing investigation into the administration’s ties to Russia, The Atlantic reports. “The details are unlike anything that’s happened in American history—it […]

Two of the biggest Republican scandals of the last century were actually the result of pre-election crimes, according to AlterNet. “Watergate and Iran-Contra were, in part at least, extensions of the original crimes, which involved dirty […]

Parallels abound between the Russian scandal engulfing Republican President Donald Trump and Watergate, the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon four decades ago. But, as Jonathan Freedland writes, there is one important distinction between the two: “Nixon […]

In an act reminiscent of Richard Nixon’s “Saturday Night Massacre” over 40 years ago, Republican President Donald Trump fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates after her refusal to back-up his illegal Muslim ban. The Boston Globe […]